heahfæder
Old English
Etymology
From hēah + fæder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌfæ.der/, [ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌfæ.der]
Noun
hēahfæder m
- a patriarch
- (theology) God the Father
Declension
Declension of heahfæder (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | hēahfæder | hēahfæderas |
accusative | hēahfæder | hēahfæderas |
genitive | hēahfæderes | hēahfædera |
dative | hēahfædere | hēahfæderum |
Descendants
- Middle English: heahfeder, hehfader
- English: highfather (possibly)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “HĒAHFÆDER”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.